Of course, when most people think of hicks and rubes in Toronto City Hall, they think of Rob Ford, who died of cancer earlier this year. It is a light city, a city floating up and away from the old stories, the ancient struggles. That’s why Toronto is the most fascinating totally boring city in the world. Chicago was the great city of industry; Toronto will be the great city of post-industry. Toronto may be the last city in the world that unabashedly desires differenceThis openness is unfortunately unique.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2016 09:44 UTC